Sport

Waterloo Cup up for grabs as top teams tangle

by Davyd ReidA top of the table clash between Neerim-Neerim South and Longwarry headlines round 10 of Ellinbank District football. The Cats have been the team to beat, taking all before them this season, with this contest set to show how much of...

The Gazette

12 Jun 2025

Football

Blues coach finds himself in enemy territory

by Rob Popplestone This weekend marks the halfway mark of the Mid Gippsland football home and away season. Whilst another month remains before each team has had a look at every other, you can really start to get a gauge at what teams are on track to...

The Gazette

12 Jun 2025

Football

Gulls join Lions’ Big Freeze

Warragul Football Netball Club got involved in Moe Football Netball Club’s annual DIY Big Freeze event on Saturday to raise funds for the fight against motor neurone disease (MND). Former Gulls player and president Leigh Sheehan, who also played for...

The Gazette

09 Jun 2025

Sport

Prime Train ready to rumble

Social media star Thomas ‘Prime Train’ Baulch will don the red and black in this Sunday’s Western Derby at Western Park when he suits up for Warragul. Boasting close to 170,000 followers on Instagram, Baulch’s content focuses on fitness and training...

The Gazette

11 Jun 2025

Football

Magpies AFLW coming to town

The Magpies are returning to roost in Warragul this week as Collingwood’s AFLW side comes to town on Friday as part of their community camp program. Following in the footsteps of the club’s men’s side just a few short months ago the AFLW players will...

The Gazette

03 Jun 2025

Football

Tigers hold off Bulldogs

Lang Lang has kept in touch with the top five after holding off a determined Bunyip in A grade action on Saturday. The Tigers remain in sixth after defeating the Bulldogs, 40-31. They are four points adrift of Trafalgar who scored a 55-44 win in...

The Gazette

11 Jun 2025

Football

Warragul juniors claim exciting win

A top of the table clash, an exciting junior win and a milestone were highlights when Warragul netballers clashed with Moe on Saturday. A grade: Warragul 57 lost to Moe 63In an exciting top of the table clash, the Gulls girls fought hard all day...

The Gazette

11 Jun 2025

Football

Great day as Hawks win five

Drouin netballers had a great day out against Maffra, winning five of the six games. A grade: Drouin 62 defeated Maffra 18The Hawks extended their winning streak, with a convincing win against Maffra. The girls had a strong defensive game, with April...

The Gazette

11 Jun 2025

Football

Top four keep winning in the under 16s

The top four further consolidated their positions with strong victories in round nine of Ellinbank District under 16s. Yarragon kicked away after a competitive first half to account for seventh-placed Buln Buln, 6-9 (45) to 3-5 (23).The Panthers...

The Gazette

11 Jun 2025

Football

United women get the win

Gippsland United’s tough run of form in the men’s competition continued on Saturday with defeat at home at the hands of Bayside Argonauts 2-0. Two second half goals brought the home side undone as they were outplayed by a team currently one point...

The Gazette

11 Jun 2025

Sport

Close finals in squash

by Bruce BoweringLast week saw Baw Baw Squash semi and preliminary finals were played. In the elimination final between the Sixers and the Scorchers all match results were consistent with the players’ grading. In a very even contest each team won...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

Football

Big wins in West Gippsland

There weren’t many close games to speak of around the grounds in West Gippsland this week, though one side are now getting in range of the top six. Here’s what you might have missed this week. Inverloch-Kongwak vs DalystonInverloch-Kongwak have...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

Football

Magpies make mates in Warragul

Collingwood’s AFLW team took roost in Warragul on Friday as part of the club’s Community Camp program. The Magpies visited schools around the area before gathering at Western Park in the afternoon to hold a skills clinic and signing session, letting...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

Football

Dusties hold on in heartstopper

by Nicholas DuckHow’s the heart rate, Dusties fans? A missed shot after the siren from Cora Lynn superstar Heath Briggs saw Warragul Industrials claim a thriller by four points over their rivals at Western Park on Saturday. The home side held sway...

Nick Duck

10 Jun 2025

Football

Stars rue misses

Garfield were left to wonder what could have been on Saturday after putting up one hell of a fight against second-placed Tooradin-Dalmore at home. Continual inefficiency in front of goal ultimately cruelled the Stars, who gave up a four-point lead...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

Football

No place like home for Heppell

A hometown hero’s homecoming was one to remember while the race for fifth spot on the Gippsland League ladder is as open as ever. Here’s what you might have missed this week. Leongatha vs WonthaggiDyson Heppell’s return to Parrot Park was one to...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

Football

Gulls thirds on target

If bad kicking is bad football, the opposite was true for Warragul’s thirds on Saturday in their 31-point win over Moe. The Gulls ended the day with an unblemished record in front of the big sticks, kicking nine straight goals despite some breezy...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025

Football

Eagles ease past untidy Hawks

by Nicholas DuckConsider that an opportunity lost. Sloppy kicking came back to haunt Drouin on Saturday against Maffra, as the Hawks were left to wonder what might have been against another team outside the top five with a 36-point defeat. The...

Nick Duck

10 Jun 2025

Football

Crows cruise in Bloods battle

Longwarry moved to outright second on the Ellinbank District football ladder after comfortably accounting for Trafalgar, 14-7 (91) to 6-6 (42).After conceding five of the first six goals, the Bloods closed the gap with consecutive goals to Liam...

The Gazette

10 Jun 2025